Getting Lost in the Woods: Wisdom from Wendell Berry #Poem #Poetry #Sabbath #Lost #Woods #Alone #WendellBerry

Sabbath Poem II (1995) by Wendell Berry The best reward in going to the woods Is being lost to other people, and Lost sometimes to myself. I’m at the end Of no bespeaking wire to spoil my goods; I send no letter back I do not bring. Whoever wants me now must hunt me down … More Getting Lost in the Woods: Wisdom from Wendell Berry #Poem #Poetry #Sabbath #Lost #Woods #Alone #WendellBerry

Meditations on Insufficiency: On Two Decades of Teaching #Poetry #Poem #Teaching #Education #Insufficiency #Meditations #MidlifeCrisis

Am I having a midlife crisis? After over two decades of teaching, I am spent. Over the past few months, I have begun to seriously question my role as an educator. The kind words of Wendell Berry, reminding me that “as a high school English teacher you are necessary, and I’m guessing with some confidence … More Meditations on Insufficiency: On Two Decades of Teaching #Poetry #Poem #Teaching #Education #Insufficiency #Meditations #MidlifeCrisis

Photo of the Day Poems: A Late Epiphany #Poem #Poetry #Epiphany #Impact #Ouch! #Kok-Boru

Here’s one of those photos that immediately captures your attention with the “perfect” moment. I would have loved to had access to a series of photos taken before, during, and after this potentially bone-shattering encounter, but this Guardian Photo of the Day snapshot is enough to teach a valuable lesson. I may not understand “the … More Photo of the Day Poems: A Late Epiphany #Poem #Poetry #Epiphany #Impact #Ouch! #Kok-Boru

A Poem for Good Friday #Poem #Poetry #GoodFriday #Christ #Rock #Moses #Rossetti

Good Friday by Christina Rossetti Am I a stone, and not a sheep, That I can stand, O Christ, beneath Thy cross, To number drop by drop Thy blood’s slow loss, And yet not weep? Not so those women loved Who with exceeding grief lamented Thee; Not so fallen Peter weeping bitterly; Not so the … More A Poem for Good Friday #Poem #Poetry #GoodFriday #Christ #Rock #Moses #Rossetti

Beware, O Braggarts: Scorpius’s Lesson for Modern Times #Constellations #Orion #Scorpius #Song #Hear #See

Unlike what you see above, perhaps the most recognizable constellation in the evening sky over Western Pennsylvania is Orion. His myth inspired the first in this series of constellation songs FIVE YEARS AGO! While his belt may be one of the easiest things to identify in the evening sky, both the lyrics and music for … More Beware, O Braggarts: Scorpius’s Lesson for Modern Times #Constellations #Orion #Scorpius #Song #Hear #See